As I’ve been getting ready to start training for cyclocross season, I have been putting on some serious base miles on my road bike which got me thinking about the relative utility of components and when “upgrades” might just be more marketing than improvement. You see my road bike got downgraded about a year ago. [...]
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Review: Versa 8 Speed Road Shifter for Shimano Internal Hub
My experience: I installed the Versa shifter/brake levers on my Ritchey Breakaway cyclocross bike and rode about 150 miles over a two week period. Function: 5/5 Style: 3/5 Build Quality: 5/5 Overall: 5/5 Price: $229 ($199 for a limited time directly from Dynamic Bicycles, 1-800-935-9553) Summary The Versa integrated road bar shifter/brake levers are a [...]
Coming Soon: A Review of the Versa Road Shifters for Shimano Internally Geared Hubs
In the last few months, I’ve written with great excitement about the introduction of the Versa Road Shifter, a STI style integrated brake/shifter for road drops with the pull ratios to be compatible with Shimano’s 8 speed Nexus and Alfine internal hubs. I’m a big fan of internal hubs for transportation bikes since they are [...]
